Michael Suarez
I write and occasionally teach English classes. When I'm not doing either, I'm watching something awesome, reading something awesome, listening to something awesome, eating something awesome, or resting. Actually, not everything I do is awesome, but I'm okay with that. My loves include Lost, cinema from the '90s and aughts, U2, David Bowie, most of Star Wars, and - you know what? I love a lot of things. More things than I hate.
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Roswell: The Perfect Pilot
I was the same age as the characters in Roswell when it premiered on October 6, 1999, on the WB. The network was a big deal for a lot of young people in 1999, along with other iconic and mainstream stuff like MTV’s Total Request Live. There were movies of all genres featuring actors from […] More
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The Hilarity and Heartbreak of Scrubs
In September 2001, several iconic shows of the aughts premiered, including one comedy that, despite acclaim and consistent solid writing, rarely found itself at the Emmys over its 9-season run. Scrubs is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, and revisiting several episodes recently led me to the opinion that the series, in […] More
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Friends: The One About “The Last One”
When the series finale of Friends aired on May 6, 2004, a reported 52.5 million tuned in to watch it live. Not counting anything having to do with the Super Bowl, no episode of scripted television has attracted close to that amount since, and it’s been twenty years. Also, it’s important to repeat that 52.5 […] More
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Dawson’s Creek Is More Than Just a Teen Drama
25 years ago this past January, Dawson’s Creek premiered on the WB. 20 years ago this past May, its series finale aired. In both instances, the show earned decent ratings and critical acclaim. I loved the show when I watched it as a teen, and rewatching a lot of it earlier this year for the […] More
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The Sarah Connor Chronicles Was the Best T2 Sequel
I was privileged to watch the first episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles when I attended my first and only Comic-Con in the summer of 2007. The show seemed interesting enough. I was a fan of the Terminator films, but I cannot overstate how little of a chance I originally gave this show. Let […] More
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Westworld S4E8: “Que Será, Será” — Video Games
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E8 “Que Será, Será” (directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Alison Schapker & Jonathan Nolan) “It’s you, it’s you, it’s all for you Everything I do I tell you all the time Heaven is a place on earth with you” – Lana Del Rey (“Video Games”) I’m unsure […] More
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Westworld S4E7: “Metanoia” — Cockroaches Shall Inherit the Earth
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E7 “Metanoia” (directed by Meera Menon and written by Desa Larkin-Boutte & Denise Thé) After last week’s relatively slow, but thematically rich episode, Westworld S4E7 “Metanoia” moves at such a fast narrative pace that I was kind of bummed about it. I wish I could’ve spent more time with the […] More
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Westworld S4E6: “Fidelity” — Prisoners of the New World
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E6 “Fidelity” (directed by Andrew Seklir and written by Jordan Goldberg & Alli Rock) Westworld S4E6 “Fidelity” digs deeper than I thought the show would go in its focus on who exactly suffers when the “bad guys” win. Because of the thematic nature of the episode, which I’ll get to […] More
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Westworld S4E5: “Zhuangzi” — The Beautiful Lie
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E5 “Zhuangzi” (directed by Craig William Macneill and written by Wes Humphrey & Lisa Joy) “You have no control. And yet you’re so assured that you do. It’s not scripted for you. It’s genuine, isn’t it? It’s beautiful, really. A beautiful lie.” – William to a human in opening scene […] More
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Westworld S4E4: “Generation Loss” — Answers & Questions
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E4 “Generation Loss” (directed by Paul Cameron and written by Kevin Lau & Suzanne Wrubel) S4E4 of Westworld is not playing around. “Generation Loss” could’ve worked as a season finale. That we got this in the middle of an 8-episode season makes me very excited for what else is to […] More
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Westworld S4E3: “Annees Folles” — Bernard Returns
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E3 “Annees Folles” (directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper and written by Kevin Lau & Suzanne Wrubel) Bernard is back and he’s now Doctor Strange at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. Season 4 Episode 3 of Westworld opens with a sequence that could’ve been an episode unto itself (and I […] More
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Westworld S4E2: “Well Enough Alone” — Slowing Down
The following contains spoilers for Westworld S4E2 “Well Enough Alone” (directed by Craig William Macneill and written by Matt Pitts & Christina Ham) If you didn’t care for last week’s Season 4 premiere of Westworld, Episode 2 most likely did not change your mind regarding how you feel about the show at this point. It’s an […] More
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